Greg "Gunner" Stitz
@gunnergregory.bsky.social
Remarried widower; avid reader; naval historian specializing in submarine accidents; former Gunner's Mate (Guns) First Class, USNR; former Lieutenant, USNR (MMR); gamer of many kinds (TTRPGs tabletop miniatures; board, video); ship model builder
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He went from literally 1 percent to 43 percent. That never happens. When somebody pulls that off, people don’t need to be fretting about it or attacking it; they need to ask why and see what they can learn from it. https://trib.al/h9qSGkB
What Centrist Democrats Need to Learn from Zohran Mamdani
He has a certain quality that’s far too rare among elected Democrats.
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July 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
He went from literally 1 percent to 43 percent. That never happens. When somebody pulls that off, people don’t need to be fretting about it or attacking it; they need to ask why and see what they can learn from it. https://trib.al/h9qSGkB
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They paved paradise,
Put up a parking lot.
Paradise said: That hurt, but let me tell you about geologic time
Put up a parking lot.
Paradise said: That hurt, but let me tell you about geologic time
June 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
They paved paradise,
Put up a parking lot.
Paradise said: That hurt, but let me tell you about geologic time
Put up a parking lot.
Paradise said: That hurt, but let me tell you about geologic time
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Can I get an AMEN?
June 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Can I get an AMEN?
My latest completed minis - light GEVs for the game OGRE
April 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My latest completed minis - light GEVs for the game OGRE
So, making very slow, but semi-steady progress on miniature painting.
These are 1:100 M-109 self propelled howitzers. Came as a set of four. Painted two in a generic green and two in NATO green. Not ready to do a 3-color camo. Too time consuming for what spare time I have right now.
These are 1:100 M-109 self propelled howitzers. Came as a set of four. Painted two in a generic green and two in NATO green. Not ready to do a 3-color camo. Too time consuming for what spare time I have right now.
March 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
So, making very slow, but semi-steady progress on miniature painting.
These are 1:100 M-109 self propelled howitzers. Came as a set of four. Painted two in a generic green and two in NATO green. Not ready to do a 3-color camo. Too time consuming for what spare time I have right now.
These are 1:100 M-109 self propelled howitzers. Came as a set of four. Painted two in a generic green and two in NATO green. Not ready to do a 3-color camo. Too time consuming for what spare time I have right now.
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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Trump just claimed that under Biden: “Average monthly homicides increased by 14%…violent crime went up at least 37%.”
FACT CHECK: Homicides dropped 16% in the last year, and violent crime is at a 50-year-low right now following historic, bipartisan action on gun safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
FACT CHECK: Homicides dropped 16% in the last year, and violent crime is at a 50-year-low right now following historic, bipartisan action on gun safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trump just claimed that under Biden: “Average monthly homicides increased by 14%…violent crime went up at least 37%.”
FACT CHECK: Homicides dropped 16% in the last year, and violent crime is at a 50-year-low right now following historic, bipartisan action on gun safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
FACT CHECK: Homicides dropped 16% in the last year, and violent crime is at a 50-year-low right now following historic, bipartisan action on gun safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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PUT THIS EVERYWHERE!
SEND IT TO EVERYONE!
SEND IT TO EVERYONE!
March 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
PUT THIS EVERYWHERE!
SEND IT TO EVERYONE!
SEND IT TO EVERYONE!
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14 Mar 1943 // Submarine HMS Thunderbolt was depth-charged and sunk by Italian corvette Cicogna NW of Sicily. All 68 crew died. Thunderbolt was formerly HMS Thetis which sank on trials on 1 June 1939 killing 99 men and was salvaged in 1940. (Imperial War Museum A 8454) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
March 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
14 Mar 1943 // Submarine HMS Thunderbolt was depth-charged and sunk by Italian corvette Cicogna NW of Sicily. All 68 crew died. Thunderbolt was formerly HMS Thetis which sank on trials on 1 June 1939 killing 99 men and was salvaged in 1940. (Imperial War Museum A 8454) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
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Today is Naval Ram Day! Over 2,000 years ago, on March 10th, 241 BCE, the last major naval battle of the First Punic War took place between Rome and Carthage. Thanks to the efforts of archaeologists, the battle site has been discovered, and ongoing excavations continue to uncover amazing artifacts!
March 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today is Naval Ram Day! Over 2,000 years ago, on March 10th, 241 BCE, the last major naval battle of the First Punic War took place between Rome and Carthage. Thanks to the efforts of archaeologists, the battle site has been discovered, and ongoing excavations continue to uncover amazing artifacts!
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It's International Women's Day - make sure to tick off at least one of these from your to-do list 🌟
March 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It's International Women's Day - make sure to tick off at least one of these from your to-do list 🌟
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Just a brutal typo on Ash Wednesday 😂
March 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just a brutal typo on Ash Wednesday 😂
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A mammoth circus of macabre fantasy and moral bankruptcy.
I got my views on mammoths down. Enjoy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I got my views on mammoths down. Enjoy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reviving the woolly mammoth isn’t just unethical. It’s impossible | Adam Rutherford
At a time when US scientists are under attack from their own government, the illiteracy around these elephantine fantasies is dangerous, says geneticist Adam Rutherford
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A mammoth circus of macabre fantasy and moral bankruptcy.
I got my views on mammoths down. Enjoy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I got my views on mammoths down. Enjoy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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FINALLY! The Covid Safety handbook is now available at Audible! Lots of other indie options now, too!
Hate measles, Covid, influenza, bird flu, and TB? Think they don't deserve a comeback? Worried about masking, or feeling alone and gaslit?
We've got your back: linktr.ee/covidbook
Hate measles, Covid, influenza, bird flu, and TB? Think they don't deserve a comeback? Worried about masking, or feeling alone and gaslit?
We've got your back: linktr.ee/covidbook
The Covid Safety Handbook | Linktree
An inclusive, practical guide.
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March 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
FINALLY! The Covid Safety handbook is now available at Audible! Lots of other indie options now, too!
Hate measles, Covid, influenza, bird flu, and TB? Think they don't deserve a comeback? Worried about masking, or feeling alone and gaslit?
We've got your back: linktr.ee/covidbook
Hate measles, Covid, influenza, bird flu, and TB? Think they don't deserve a comeback? Worried about masking, or feeling alone and gaslit?
We've got your back: linktr.ee/covidbook
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Can see this as an early modern pamphlet.
"Despite multiple attacks by the eagle, the goose remained unbowed. The raptor, defeated, flew off."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Can see this as an early modern pamphlet.
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Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
OAH | Federal Employees Oral History ProjectOAH | Federal Employees Oral History Project
www.oah.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
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For Tolkien writing was Hobbit forming.
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For Tolkien writing was Hobbit forming.
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SS United States coming into Mobile, Alabama for removal of material and then ultimately to her final resting place in Florida as an artificial reef - March 3, 2025
SRC: INST- brienmcwilly
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March 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
SS United States coming into Mobile, Alabama for removal of material and then ultimately to her final resting place in Florida as an artificial reef - March 3, 2025
SRC: INST- brienmcwilly
SRC: INST- brienmcwilly
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British crime shows are that special place where the cozy story has a bodycount that's about 5X higher than the dark gritty story
March 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
British crime shows are that special place where the cozy story has a bodycount that's about 5X higher than the dark gritty story
My favorite thing about my job right now - driving into the office and fighting traffic to attend a virtual meeting.
It's an international meeting, so it's not like I would have attended in person anyway.
It's an international meeting, so it's not like I would have attended in person anyway.
March 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My favorite thing about my job right now - driving into the office and fighting traffic to attend a virtual meeting.
It's an international meeting, so it's not like I would have attended in person anyway.
It's an international meeting, so it's not like I would have attended in person anyway.
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Egg drop soup
Egg clumsy
Egg bad waiter
Egg fired again
Egg turn to life of crime
Egg clumsy
Egg bad waiter
Egg fired again
Egg turn to life of crime
March 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Egg drop soup
Egg clumsy
Egg bad waiter
Egg fired again
Egg turn to life of crime
Egg clumsy
Egg bad waiter
Egg fired again
Egg turn to life of crime
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A Predator movie where the Predator shows up in Washington DC, but gets all bummed because there are no spines for him take as a trophy.
February 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A Predator movie where the Predator shows up in Washington DC, but gets all bummed because there are no spines for him take as a trophy.